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|comic name= Doctor Who: Room with a Deja View
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|image=[[File:Room with a Deja View A.jpg|250px]] Cover A - art by [[Tom Mandrake]]
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|series= [[Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor comic strip stories]]
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|doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]
|image       = Room with a Deja View (comic story).jpg
|companions= none
|series       = [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] mini-series and one-shots
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|doctor       = Tenth Doctor
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|enemy       =  
|writer= [[Rich Johnston]]
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|editor=  
|writer       = Rich Johnston
|artist= [[Eric J]]
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|artist       = [[Eric J]]
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|publication title= Doctor Who: Room with a Deja View  
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|publication dates= [[July]] [[2009]]
|publication = ''Doctor Who: Room with a Deja View''
|publisher= [[IDW Publishing]]
|reprint      = The Tenth Doctor Archives: Volume 2
|format= Comic Book - one-shot
|release date = 22 July 2009
|previous story= [[Autopia]]
|publisher   = IDW Publishing
|next story= [[Cold Blooded War!]]
|format       = American comic book - one-shot
}}
|epcount      = 1
==Summary==
|prev        = Autopia (comic story)
A murder has taken place. Committed by a member of a species that lives in the opposite direction to the timeline. Who, from its own perspective, has not yet committed the crime in question.
|next         = Cold Blooded War! (comic story)
}}'''''Room with a Deja View''''' was a comic story featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]]. It was written by [[Rich Johnston]].


A locked house murder mystery where the culprit is clear from the beginning. But the process is anything but. And the Doctor lands smack bang in the middle of it all.
== Summary ==
A [[murder]] has taken place, committed by a member of a species that lives in the opposite direction to the timeline, who, from its own perspective, has not yet committed the crime in question.


==Characters==
It's locked house murder mystery where the culprit is clear from the beginning. but the process is anything but. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] lands smack bang in the middle of it all.
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
**Exploits a loophole in temporal physics in order to get the full story about the murder.


==References==
== Plot ==
*''to be added''
Alone in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] is depressed, having no companions to talk to. He decides that instead of feeling sad, he should take some time to himself. Meditating, he picks up a distress call and arrives on a space station; however, he gets an unwelcoming committee. He attempts to talk, but is gagged and passes out.
Planets
*''to be added''


==Notes==
The Doctor wakes up in a [[medical bay]], and introduces himself as a [[Time Lord]], shocking the medical staff. They go on to explain that a communicative disease has been at large; simple contact and radio signals can cause infection. They explain that a member of the Counter race attempted to send a signal, and murdered a guard. The Doctor is left surprised when he learns that Counters live in the opposite direction of linear life in the timeline, and thus speak answers before the questions are asked; they've given up hope of interrogation. The Doctor meets the suspect, TX, who calls him his oldest friend. The Doctor warns against anyone going inside for 40 minutes as he will be creating a temporal paradox in order to communicate.
* This one-shot comic is the first to be released in the same month as an issue of the [[Doctor Who Ongoing]] series also from [[IDW]], in this case, [[IDW]]: ''[[Silver Scream]]''. According to an advertisement in the comic, IDW intends to continue publishing standalones on a monthly basis.
*It was reprinted in the graphic novel [[Through Time and Space]].
*There were two covers made for this issue.
*The anti-chronological plot structure of the story is reminiscent of the [[First Doctor]] comic strip, [[TVC]]: "[[Time in Reverse]]".


==Cover Gallery==
Now speaking backwards, the Doctor is successful in interrogating TX. TX explains the station will be blown up in the near future (so he tried to receive a distress signal, which is sending one in the linear timeline), and that his birth was at the hands of the security guards. The Doctor asks about the dead guard, learning that TX has actually resurrected him and thus ensured a long life (from the non-linear perspective). The Doctor presents his findings to the guards, who do not understand the Counter's correct wording that the Doctor wrote down; they decided to execute him anyway.
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File:Room with a Deja View A.jpg|Cover A
However, the Doctor tells them they have to give TX a day with his family or all of space/time will go kaboom! Forced to agree, they watch as the Doctor enjoys the Counters' company. When the time comes, the Doctor explains that death in linear time is birth to Counter time; they shoot TX, with the Doctor explaining his name and TX's. The Doctor leaves the station, feeling bad; however, he realises that he needs to change his perspective as he actually witnessed a birth, not a death. The Doctor decides that he needs a companion to talk to.
File:Room with a Deja View B.jpg|Cover B
 
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== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Mozz (Room with a Deja View)|Mozz]]
* [[Looz]]
* [[Tx]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor exploits a loophole in [[temporal physics]] to get the full story of the [[murder]].


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
* The Doctor is without a companion (and in fact this is one of a handful of Tenth Doctor stories in which he doesn't even work with a one-off companion), likely placing this in the post-''[[Journey's End]]'' timeframe, although as with some of the other recent stories of this type, there is really nothing in the story to suggest it can't occur during one of the earlier companionless intervals.
* This one-shot comic is the first to be released in the same month as an issue of the [[Doctor Who (2009)|''Doctor Who'' (2009)]] series, in this case, ''[[Silver Scream]]''.
* The Doctor meets himself in his current incarnation, breaking the [[First Law of Time]]. He previously met himself in this way in [[DW]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'', [[DWM]]: ''[[The Collector (comic strip)|The Collector]] and [[BFA]]: [[The Company of Friends]]'', and observed himself in [[DW]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]''''.''
* It was reprinted in the graphic novel ''[[Through Time and Space]], ''and ''[[The Tenth Doctor Archives: Volume 2]]''''.''
* The parts of the comic that have a blue background behind the pictures are indicators to read the speech bubbles backwards. The Doctor's interrogation of TX doesn't make sense unless read backwards.
* The story's {{w|non-linear narrative}} is reminiscent of the [[First Doctor]] comic strip ''[[Time in Reverse (comic story)|Time in Reverse]]''.


==External links==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor meets himself in his current incarnation, breaking the First Law of Time, which he has done on many occastions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Collector (DWM comic story)|The Collector]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'')


== Cover gallery ==
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File:Room with a Deja View A.jpg|Cover A
File:Room with a Deja View B.jpg|Cover B
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 13 March 2024

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Room with a Deja View was a comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor. It was written by Rich Johnston.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

A murder has taken place, committed by a member of a species that lives in the opposite direction to the timeline, who, from its own perspective, has not yet committed the crime in question.

It's locked house murder mystery where the culprit is clear from the beginning. but the process is anything but. The Doctor lands smack bang in the middle of it all.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alone in the TARDIS, the Tenth Doctor is depressed, having no companions to talk to. He decides that instead of feeling sad, he should take some time to himself. Meditating, he picks up a distress call and arrives on a space station; however, he gets an unwelcoming committee. He attempts to talk, but is gagged and passes out.

The Doctor wakes up in a medical bay, and introduces himself as a Time Lord, shocking the medical staff. They go on to explain that a communicative disease has been at large; simple contact and radio signals can cause infection. They explain that a member of the Counter race attempted to send a signal, and murdered a guard. The Doctor is left surprised when he learns that Counters live in the opposite direction of linear life in the timeline, and thus speak answers before the questions are asked; they've given up hope of interrogation. The Doctor meets the suspect, TX, who calls him his oldest friend. The Doctor warns against anyone going inside for 40 minutes as he will be creating a temporal paradox in order to communicate.

Now speaking backwards, the Doctor is successful in interrogating TX. TX explains the station will be blown up in the near future (so he tried to receive a distress signal, which is sending one in the linear timeline), and that his birth was at the hands of the security guards. The Doctor asks about the dead guard, learning that TX has actually resurrected him and thus ensured a long life (from the non-linear perspective). The Doctor presents his findings to the guards, who do not understand the Counter's correct wording that the Doctor wrote down; they decided to execute him anyway.

However, the Doctor tells them they have to give TX a day with his family or all of space/time will go kaboom! Forced to agree, they watch as the Doctor enjoys the Counters' company. When the time comes, the Doctor explains that death in linear time is birth to Counter time; they shoot TX, with the Doctor explaining his name and TX's. The Doctor leaves the station, feeling bad; however, he realises that he needs to change his perspective as he actually witnessed a birth, not a death. The Doctor decides that he needs a companion to talk to.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]